Amblyomma americanum

Reeves, Will K., Durden, Lance A., Ritzi, Christopher M., Beckham, Katy R., Super, Paul E & Oconnor, Barry M., 2007, Ectoparasites and other ectosymbiotic arthropods of vertebrates in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA, Zootaxa 1392, pp. 31-68 : 48

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.273680

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6243943

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E5278780-FFFC-FFD8-FF3B-5853FCDFF9AA

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Amblyomma americanum
status

 

Amblyomma americanum View in CoL (L.) ­ lone star tick

Ex Carpodacus mexicanus View in CoL (house finch): 6L, NC, Swain Co., Oconaluftee, 25 Jun. 2001, P. Super, L­2967.

Ex Procyon lotor (raccoon): 2L, GSMNP, 28 Sep. 1986, R. Thompson, RML119896; 1N, 2L, GSMNP, 4 Sep. 1988, R. Thompson, RML119894; 1N, 2L, GSMNP, 4 Sep. 1988, R. Thompson, RML119895; 5N, 3L, GSMNP, date not given, R. Thompson, RML119899.

The lone star tick is common and widespread in the eastern United States and occurs as far north as Maine (Keirans & Lacombe 1998). However, the relatively small number of records from the Park suggests that it is not common there. Immature ticks parasitize a variety of birds and mammals whereas adults typically parasitize larger mammals including humans (Bishopp & Trembley 1945, Strickland et al. 1976, Durden & Kollars 1992). This tick is a vector of Ehrlichia chaffeensis , Ehrlichia ewingii , Rickettsia spp., Coxiella burnetii , and “ Borrelia lonestarii ” a putative agent of southern tick associated rash illness (STARI) also known as “Lymelike disease” (Childs & Paddock 2003). A new Ehrlichia sp., similar to the agent of heartwater, was recently reported from A. americanum in Georgia (Loftis et al. 2006).

GSMNP

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Ixodida

Family

Ixodidae

Genus

Amblyomma

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